South Asia

Rochdale: Britain Risks Importing America’s Mistakes on Crime and Ethnicity

Britain debates publishing ethnicity statistics whilst convicting seven men for exploiting vulnerable teenagers.

Delhi and Dhaka Aim to Ball Each Other Out

India-Bangladesh trade tensions spark military alerts, risking regional stability, disrupted exports, and rising China-Pakistan influence.

Bhutan: Happiness Goes Hydro on the Himalayan Slopes

Hydropower in Bhutan blends renewable energy with Buddhist values, boosting sustainability while facing environmental and economic risks.

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IMF and EBRD: Can Big Cash Stop Economic Fallout?

As global conflicts disrupt energy markets, global banks prepare massive rescue funds for states struggling with rising prices and crippling debt burdens.

Iran Crisis Puts Ireland on the Sharp End

As oil stops flowing, Ireland's crisis warns that trade-led states are now on the global front line.

How the Iran Ceasefire is Realigning the Gulf and Europe

US-Iran ceasefire, GCC stability, Brent oil drop, and Lebanon escalation reshape Gulf strategy and global energy markets.

Thousands March Against East London’s Igbo King

A ceremonial king's crown in a South African port city left cars burning, a country apologising, and a lesson on diaspora politics.

⁠EU Delays Fur Ban Despite 1.5M Signatures

The European Commission missed its March deadline on fur farming, leaving 1.5 million petition signatories and a collapsing industry both waiting for the same answer.